Big thanks to Stu 'n Dee for a great weekend as always. Long may the WRT live on.

And a shout out to Jase, Andy and Nige for putting up with me over the weekend and dying at the dinner table Sat. night.

Greetz

S.

On a slightly sour note, somebody crashed into the back of me on the way home so I've got to ring the insurers this morning.
There seemed to be a disproportionate number of sub standard drivers out there yesterday driving back to england-shire.

Blackhound wrote:When Wilkyboy showed up about 1030pm I thought it was going to be a get orf my land moment. Hope you found a suitable spot.

Yep, right up on the top, clear view of the skies, amazing "dark sky" panorama, absolutely free from all motor noise all night — exactly what I had hoped for

'Twas good to chat, I hope you got a good night's sleep under the trees

Taylor wrote:On a slightly sour note, somebody crashed into the back of me on the way home so I've got to ring the insurers this morning.
There seemed to be a disproportionate number of sub standard drivers out there yesterday driving back to england-shire.

That is truly crap....

Hope you get it sorted out quickly and without hassle.

Good to see you again... (Even if you did weigh my bike too heavily)

Si

Not good Taylor Is the vehicle usable? Hope you get sorted soon.

ps - will be in Brizzle tonight at Lee Craigie's Divided (The Haus I think the venue is called?)

Ditto. And compliments to 'newbies', whatever happened on the way round, and in LHC(A) plenty did, you got back so you must have done something right - not least being doing more than you probably thought you could handle when you set off. Special thanks from me to Scotty , Steve and Si. Top chaps all round.

Great weekend and loved meeting others as we went round - Just amazing how many of us picked the same pub for food Saturday night
Thank you Stu and Dee (amazing what I do for a slice of the best lemon drizzle in Wales)

Bike now cleaned for next outing - well I brushed the dust off

Mart wrote:Bike now cleaned for next outing - well I brushed the dust off

I'm pretty certain mine is cleaner than when I arrived, thanks to having some of the bigger bits of mud knocked off.

Oh, and vaguely on topic...



Nearing cafe bikepacking critical mass there.

psling wrote:Not good Taylor Is the vehicle usable? Hope you get sorted soon.

ps - will be in Brizzle tonight at Lee Craigie's Divided (The Haus I think the venue is called?)

Still drivable, buckled bumper and inconvenience are the two things, no injuries. Just awaiting the repairers to call and courtesy van to be delivered.

I'd seen the Lee Craigie thing but the wifes in London overnight and I haven't sorted a baby sitter otherwise I might have gone.

Yes, it truly was an amazing weekend, even better then the bloggers and Instagramers make it out to be!

Cracking show Stu & Dee, you have every right to be VERY proud of your unique creation.

Taylor wrote:

psling wrote:Not good Taylor Is the vehicle usable? Hope you get sorted soon.

ps - will be in Brizzle tonight at Lee Craigie's Divided (The Haus I think the venue is called?)

Still drivable, buckled bumper and inconvenience are the two things, no injuries. Just awaiting the repairers to call and courtesy van to be delivered.

I'd seen the Lee Craigie thing but the wifes in London overnight and I haven't sorted a baby sitter otherwise I might have gone.

Don't suppose you have a time/location? Might be able to get up after work...

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:
Don't suppose you have a time/location? Might be able to get up after work...

18.30 for 19.30, Club Haus Bar, Welsh Back, BS1 4SD

(Hadn't noticed the address before; Welsh Back - seems appropriate at the moment!!)

Richard G wrote:
Oh, and vaguely on topic...



Nearing cafe bikepacking critical mass there.

Can't quite see it but there's a Goldie Looking Bear hiding just out of site in that photo !

Words almost fail me....(yeah right)....but that was one of the best weekends I've had in bloody ages!

Huge thanks to Stu and Dee for....just for..... you know....things. Everything.
Also thanks to all involved in organising and riding the LHCs, top folks all.

I've gone from bikepacking resistant to bi(kepacking)-curious, and wondering if there's life for me after Carradice*.

*Amazed it held together tbh, but it seems to work pretty well.

ZeroDarkBivi wrote:Yes, it truly was an amazing weekend, even better then the bloggers and Instagramers make it out to be!

Cracking show Stu & Dee, you have every right to be VERY proud of your unique creation.

Taylor wrote:

psling wrote:Not good Taylor Is the vehicle usable? Hope you get sorted soon.

ps - will be in Brizzle tonight at Lee Craigie's Divided (The Haus I think the venue is called?)

Still drivable, buckled bumper and inconvenience are the two things, no injuries. Just awaiting the repairers to call and courtesy van to be delivered.

I'd seen the Lee Craigie thing but the wifes in London overnight and I haven't sorted a baby sitter otherwise I might have gone.

Don't suppose you have a time/location? Might be able to get up after work...

Sold out apparently.

A belated thank you to Stuart and Dee for yet another fantastic WRT Your prayers to the weather gods really paid off, along with all the fabulous prizes, exotica and lemon drizzle cake makes this one of the greatest weekends of the year.
Thanks to all the members of the lhc (a) that I had the pleasure of riding with especially Reg for being our governor, Steve for his endless stories of derring-do, Stu for his impressive hill climbing and witty conversation, Ben for sorting out a cracking bivi spot for Sunday night, and finally John and Paul for the most outstanding stationary crash I have seen in a long time. I just wish I went for the photo first before coming to your assistance. Some photos to follow when I get round to it

scott of the woods wrote:A belated thank you to Stuart and Dee for yet another fantastic WRT Your prayers to the weather gods really paid off, along with all the fabulous prizes, exotica and lemon drizzle cake makes this one of the greatest weekends of the year.
Thanks to all the members of the lhc (a) that I had the pleasure of riding with especially Reg for being our governor, Steve for his endless stories of derring-do, Stu for his impressive hill climbing and witty conversation, Ben for sorting out a cracking bivi spot for Sunday night, and finally John and Paul for the most outstanding stationary crash I have seen in a long time. I just wish I went for the photo first before coming to your assistance. Some photos to follow when I get round to it

Cheers Scott ,got weekends off in July if your up for some more whisky ,beer and witty conversation

middleagedmadness wrote:

scott of the woods wrote:A belated thank you to Stuart and Dee for yet another fantastic WRT Your prayers to the weather gods really paid off, along with all the fabulous prizes, exotica and lemon drizzle cake makes this one of the greatest weekends of the year.
Thanks to all the members of the lhc (a) that I had the pleasure of riding with especially Reg for being our governor, Steve for his endless stories of derring-do, Stu for his impressive hill climbing and witty conversation, Ben for sorting out a cracking bivi spot for Sunday night, and finally John and Paul for the most outstanding stationary crash I have seen in a long time. I just wish I went for the photo first before coming to your assistance. Some photos to follow when I get round to it

Cheers Scott ,got weekends off in July if your up for some more whisky ,beer and witty conversation

Yes definitely a meet up in July!

scott of the woods wrote:
Yes definitely a meet up in July!

Looking around 22/7 mate if that's any good